Resilience in uncertainty: The impact of coping strategies on tourism entrepreneurs’ subjective well-being in sub-Saharan Africa

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Tourism Management Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI:10.1016/j.tourman.2025.105169

Manuel Alector Ribeiro , Issahaku Adam , Albert Nsom Kimbu , Frederick Dayour , Ogechi Adeola , Tembi M. Tichaawa

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Abstract

This study examines how tourism entrepreneurs of Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa (SAA) coped with environmental uncertainties during COVID-19 and the impact on their resilience and subjective well-being (SWB). Using a mixed-methods approach, we combined quantitative survey data from 844 participants and 23 in-depth qualitative interviews in Ghana and Nigeria. Findings reveal that environmental uncertainty triggers problem-focused coping, which significantly enhances resilience and SWB. Conversely, emotion-focused coping shows no significant relationship with uncertainty, indicating a unique response pattern in these contexts. Entrepreneurial team efficacy plays a crucial moderating role in the relationship between coping strategies, resilience, and SWB. While COVID-19 served as the primary context, the findings offer a broader perspective on how entrepreneurs navigate diverse environmental uncertainties in volatile, resource-scarce environments. These findings contribute to a contextualised understanding of entrepreneurial behaviour in SSA and provide practical implications for enhancing entrepreneur support systems in turbulent times.

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不确定性中的弹性：应对策略对撒哈拉以南非洲旅游企业家主观幸福感的影响

本研究考察了撒哈拉以南非洲（SAA）的中小微企业旅游企业家如何应对2019冠状病毒病期间的环境不确定性，以及对他们的复原力和主观幸福感（SWB）的影响。采用混合方法，我们将来自加纳和尼日利亚的844名参与者的定量调查数据和23次深入定性访谈相结合。研究发现，环境不确定性触发了以问题为中心的应对，从而显著增强了心理弹性和主观幸福感。相反，以情绪为中心的应对与不确定性没有显著的关系，这表明在这些环境中有一种独特的反应模式。创业团队效能在应对策略、韧性与主观幸福感之间的关系中起着重要的调节作用。虽然COVID-19是主要背景，但研究结果为企业家如何在动荡、资源稀缺的环境中应对各种环境不确定性提供了更广泛的视角。这些发现有助于对SSA中企业家行为的情境化理解，并为在动荡时期加强企业家支持系统提供实际意义。

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Tourism Management Multiple-

CiteScore

24.10

自引率

7.90%

发文量

190

审稿时长

45 days

期刊介绍： Tourism Management, the preeminent scholarly journal, concentrates on the comprehensive management aspects, encompassing planning and policy, within the realm of travel and tourism. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, the journal delves into international, national, and regional tourism, addressing various management challenges. Its content mirrors this integrative approach, featuring primary research articles, progress in tourism research, case studies, research notes, discussions on current issues, and book reviews. Emphasizing scholarly rigor, all published papers are expected to contribute to theoretical and/or methodological advancements while offering specific insights relevant to tourism management and policy.